Rattan sofa

If you are equipping a country house or you have a large loggia in your apartment, a rattan sofa will not only decorate the interior, but will also highlight your awareness of current trends. Such furniture is one of the most ecological, in every sense of the word.

Rattan is a stalk of a special type of palm tree - calamus, which grows in the countries of Southeast Asia. There are over 300 species of this plant.

To get rattan from calamus, its stalks are cleaned and dried in a special way. It turns out a material with very hard bark, a soft middle layer and a strong core.

Natural rattan:

• 100% eco-friendly;
• very comfortable and beautiful;
• incredibly durable.

Any furniture and other furnishings are made from this natural material by weaving. The widest and hardest samples are used to make frames, and thinner parts are used for various patterns.

Products made of natural rattan are very durable, and at the same time they do not contain glue or fixing materials. Of course, they are made exclusively by hand - production does not pollute the environment. Interestingly, calamus itself does not participate in the purification of air - cutting down this tree for production does not harm the environment.

In the middle of the last century, Indonesians, "having tasted" the fruits of the popularity of rattan furniture, invented a synthetic analogue - hularo. This is a plastic tape wound on a bobbin. It can have any colors and textures. Artificial rattan furniture is not afraid of moisture, does not require special care and any storage conditions (in fact - this is the same as plastic chairs and tables).Of course, it is cheaper than options from natural material. For people who seek to protect the planet from debris, it will be important that artificial rattan is often made from recycled materials. The products themselves can then be sent for recycling.

Wicker furniture, of course, looks best on the street. On the veranda, in the gazebo or just on the lawn near the country house it would be ideal to put a rattan sofa and a couple of chairs, complementing them with a table. Equally good looking sets of furniture as the legs, and on a dense wicker base. For open air, both dense (almost “plain”) weave patterns and openwork, twisted, and breathable air are suitable. To be comfortable on the sofas, they are usually supplemented with pillows or special mattresses.

If the furniture is needed solely in order to use it in the open air, you should look at the artificial rattan - after all, it is not afraid of either moisture or sunlight. Such a set of furniture is quite possible not to drag anywhere. You can bring only pillows into the house so that they are not wetted by rain.Such outdoor chairs and sofas are easy to wash with soap and do not absorb any pollution.

Artificial rattan is also best on the balcony. Small models that will not clutter up space are preferable. For the same reason, it is better to choose more delicate options so that they let in more light.

Home rattan furniture suitable for living room or dining room. If you think out the style well, you can make an excellent bedroom, furnishing it with wicker furniture. Here, the ideal option would be natural rattan - its environmental friendliness, lightness and lack of chemistry prevail. Homes often get sofas, benches, rocking chairs, round chairs, which are complemented by tables.

Experts recommend be sure to look at the manufacturer. The best examples of rattan furniture are made in Indonesia and the Philippines. There is Chinese furniture made of natural rattan, but it is inferior in quality, since the raw materials themselves are of a little different kind.

Rattan furniture is made by hand, so there are no hard standards, what should be a double or triple sofa. However, if we consider the offers of stores, you can make sure that the size of wicker furniture quite fit into the generally accepted standards.

A large five-seater rattan sofa can be found on sale, which may have an angular design - in other words, the dimension in this area is not limited by anything.

The forms of wicker sofas are diverse. You can find any, no matter what style of room you choose. From artificial and natural rattan do:

• Sofa benches on high legs with a hard seat and back.
• Classic sofas rounded and rectangular outlines, which in form do not differ from traditional soft sofas.
• Oval-shaped sofas on a high round leg (on a design remind a wattled cup).
• Large round and oval sofas with a massive wicker base and cushion inside.

Artificial rattan furniture can be completely any color. Most often, black, brown, milky tones are found, since these colors are best suited for outdoor use.

With natural rattan, the situation is a little different. By itself, the trunk of calamus is white. Not for sale very often, but you can find pieces of furniture made from such rattan. But in general there are 4 primary colors. It is honey, olive, cognac and coffee. They all look very natural, decorating the material. To cover the raw materials with these four paints, only safe dyes are used, so it is also environmentally friendly.

The lightest shade is honey, it is almost white, reminiscent of crystallized honey. Color "olive" - ​​a nice greenish eye. "Cognac" - light brown, "coffee" - dark brown.

Forms of sofas can be absolutely any, but there are also models that are beloved by customers.

• "Mamasan" - “Mamasan”, an oval sofa, resembling a cup. It has an oval base and an oval bowl, in which there is a soft and large pillow. The sizes can be different - from a meter with a small length (like a chair) to two meters (a full-fledged sofa). Such model differs in convenience, originality. Mamasan is called a “hugging” sofa, as the pillow gently envelops everyone who sits down.
• "Papasan" - This is a chair with a soft seat, made according to a similar drawing (it is somewhat similar to “Mamasan”). It has a round shape and a high round leg. At the junction of the legs and the armchair itself, a rather massive spring is built in, which allows it to swing in the armchair.
• Sofa "Montenegro" - also a popular form. Looks particularly good outdoors. This sofa is quite strict rectangular shape. It can be easy and resemble a bench, or it can be a rather massive classic sofa.Usually it is double or triple.
• Bahama - a small sofa bench with rounded armrests and a rounded backrest. It has soft cushions for comfort.
• "Lounge" - furniture is most often dense weaving, soft rounded shapes. Sofas are often very closed, suggest privacy. They can be round, ovoid, oval.

One of the most popular brands of wicker furniture, which can be freely bought in Russia, is Indonesian. Calamus rotan. This furniture is hand-made, which is made only from natural rattan. Distributors of the brand can be found throughout the country: they work with the delivery of goods to all corners of Russia.

Unsurpassed quality is characterized by wicker furniture of the Swedish brand. Brafab. These products are considered premium and have been created for more than 80 years.

Wicker furniture made of natural rattan or bamboo, as well as artificial materials can traditionally be found in catalogs Ikea. The furniture of this company is always different ergonomic design and it looks like it can fit into any interior.

Artificial rattan things are made by different companies, one of the most famous is Garda Italiana, a manufacturer of patio furniture (in Italy, as it is called the courtyard).

For quite some time now home decoration from an artificial material is made also in Russia. One of such full-cycle enterprises (where they do everything from rattan itself to furniture) is the company Mebilus.

Rattan furniture has a lot of fans. This is understandable - such chairs, tables and benches look very interesting and create a feeling of eternal vacation in city apartments. Those who have been to the countries of Southeast Asia or, for example, in Bali often "fall ill" with rattan.

In the reviews, customers note that natural rattan sofas are beautiful, durable, easy to wash and almost do not accumulate dust (on the frame). Many say that such furniture is very easy to move during cleaning, which is not allowed by an ordinary sofa.

The main complaint about rattan furniture for those who have tried it in everyday life is pillows, which constantly get dirty, sit down from washing and lose their appearance. Very quickly come stitches, which cushions are attached to the frame.

Not all buyers considered popular round chairs like "Papasan" comfortable.They have to sit or with their legs bent, or pull them and substitute a stool.

Many buyers who have tried both regular and rattan models tend to think that it is better to use classic upholstered furniture for constant use at home. It is convenient for long sitting (watching movies), sleeping, safe for children (you can jump on it). But rattan models are best suited for cottages, terraces, bathhouses, country houses. If you follow the rules of operation, they will last a long time and will please the eye.

How to make Artificial rattan furniture, see the following video.